Couple killed, others hurt in QC Valentine road mishaps

(Udpated 11:25 a.m.) A couple died when a passenger bus rammed their Nissan Sentra vehicle Thursday morning in Tandang Sora village, Quezon City. Police authorities identified the fatalities as Kevin Alamag, 40, and his wife Abella Alamag, 46, residing in San Antonio village, QC. The police said that the male victim reportedly works as a pastor and was a rebel returnee. Initial investigation showed that the two were about to turn right beneath the Tandang Sora flyover when a Nova passenger bus (TWL-703) traveling on the same lane hit them at about 9:30 a.m. The two fatalities were rushed to the Malvar General Hospital but were declared dead on arrival. Bus driver Joseph Areno was quoted as saying he did not notice the victims' sedan making a right turn. Areno is now under police custody and will be facing charges of reckless imprudence resulting in double homicide, police authorities said. In a related development, two other road mishaps involving different passenger buses took place in Quezon City at around the same time, GMA's Flash Report said. Along Regalado Avenue in West Fairview village, a passenger bus figured in a six-vehicle smashup that also involved a cab and an FX taxi. Four people emerged hurt in the vehicular accident, the television report added. Bus driver Leo Laxamana said he was trying to apply the brakes but the device seemed to have malfunctioned. Charges of reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property is planned to be lodged against him. Meanwhile, a motorcycle was destroyed after another passenger bus slammed into it along Commonwealth Avenue. The bus driver insisted that he did not run the red light even as no one was reported injured in the incident.- GMANews.TV